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Russia, Ukraine leaders talking, will meet in Italy this wek
Oct15

Russia, Ukraine leaders talking, will meet in Italy this wek

A long-running dispute over natural gas supplies will be on the agenda when Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko hold talks in Italy later this week, the Kremlin said. …read more Source:...

Canada AWOL on funding, but still relying on AWACS
Oct15

Canada AWOL on funding, but still relying on AWACS

The Conservative government is defending Canada’s withdrawal from a key NATO airborne surveillance system, even though Canadian fighter jets are benefiting from it in Eastern Europe. Fifteen NATO allies are contributing personnel to the alliance’s airborne early warning program, known as AWACS, which is playing a key role tracking...

Russia conducting military surveillance flight over Canada
Oct14

Russia conducting military surveillance flight over Canada

Russia is conducting a military monitoring mission over Canada this week, despite strained relations and a suspension of military co-operation between the two countries because of the crisis in Ukraine. The observation flight is being conducted under the auspices of the Treaty on Open Skies, which was signed by Canada, the United States, Russia...

Spurned Barack Obama sidelined in U.S. midterm elections
Oct14

Spurned Barack Obama sidelined in U.S. midterm elections

WASHINGTON — Relegated to the Gulag of America’s mid-term elections, U.S. President Barack Obama last week sought refuge in actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s spacious Los Angeles home. “I am one of your biggest fans, if not the biggest,” Paltrow gushed before a backyard audience of about 200 guests paying $1,000 US for drinks and $15,000 for...

Russia conducting military surveillance flight over Canada
Oct14

Russia conducting military surveillance flight over Canada

Russia is conducting a military monitoring mission over Canada this week, despite strained relations and a suspension of military co-operation between the two countries because of the crisis in Ukraine. The observation flight is being conducted under the auspices of the Treaty on Open Skies, which was signed by Canada, the United States, Russia...

At odds on Ukraine, U.S. and Russia vow closer ties on global security
Oct14

At odds on Ukraine, U.S. and Russia vow closer ties on global security

Two countries agree to share intelligence on Islamic State militants …read more Source: The Globe and...

Clashes erupt outside Ukraine’s parliament
Oct14

Clashes erupt outside Ukraine’s parliament

Clashes broke out Tuesday between demonstrators and police in front of Ukraine’s parliament in Kyiv as deputies inside repeatedly voted down proposals to recognize a contentious Second World War-era Ukrainian partisan group as national heroes. …read more Source: CTV...

Ukraine on agenda at U.S., Russian diplomats’ meeting in Paris
Oct14

Ukraine on agenda at U.S., Russian diplomats’ meeting in Paris

The top U.S. and Russian diplomats are hoping to find a way to begin reversing a yearlong spike in tensions stemming from Ukraine’s revolution and civil war when they meet Tuesday. …read more Source: CTV...

Canada’s military mission to support Ukraine fades into the background
Oct14

Canada’s military mission to support Ukraine fades into the background

By David Pugliese Defence Watch A little more than a month ago, the Canadian military mission to support NATO and send a message to Russia over its actions in Ukraine was front and centre with the Canadian government as well as the news media. It was also front and centre with the U.S. Now it has faded into the background. Defence Minister Rob...

Ukraine says it has evidence Russian troops withdrawing from its territory
Oct13

Ukraine says it has evidence Russian troops withdrawing from its territory

Military officials in Ukraine say there’s been a reduction in the number of Russian soldiers at the heart of the fighting between government troops and separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...